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Day 1 
Arrive / Kunming
Upon arrival, be met & transferred to your hotel in Stone Forest, about 90 km from Downtown Kunming, enjoy the beautiful surroundings while the crowd of visitors do not disturb you. The night of Stone forest is so unique, which you can not find in other place of the world.
Stone Forest is located in Shilin County, 89 kilometers from Kunming. The area, covering 350 square kilometers, is the highest karst terrain in the world and a national scenic area in China.
Day 2 (B, L, )
Kunming / Baoshan / Liuku
Transfer via: Drive
Take a morning flight from Kunming to Baoshan, then drive to Liuku, the city by the Nu River. Sightseeing in Liuku . Traveling down along the river, you will enjoy the scenery of the beautiful, strange, and tranquil mountains, the gushing river... Stay overnight in Liuku.
 Day 3 (B, L, )
Liuku / Gongshan
Transfer via: Drive
Drive along the Nu River from Liuku to Gongshan, on the way, visit a hot spring, a Nu village and a Lisu village. Prepare horses or porters for your trekking tour. Stay overnight in Gongshan.
Day 4 (B, L, )
Gongshan / Qiqi
Trek 20 km from Gongshan (1450m) to Qiqi (2000m). Today, you will trek up the east slope of Mt. Gaoligong. On the way, you will pass the Gazhu nature protection station (1700m). Stay in a local guesthouse or camping.
 Day 5 (B, L, )
Qiqi / Dongshaofang
Trek 18 km from Qiqi (2000m) to Dongshaofang (3200m). Today, you will continue trek up the east slope of Mt. Gaoligong. On the way, you have to cross several streams. Camping.
Day 6 (B, L, )
Dongshaofang / Nanmowang / Sandui
Trek 5 km up to the Nanmowang Pass at 3620m, then trek down the west slope of Mt. Gaoligong to Sandui at 2600m. Camping.
Day 7 (B, L, )
Sandui / Bapo
Trek 16 km down the mountain slope from Sandui to Bapo by the Single Dragon River. On the way, you have to cross several streams. Stay in a local guesthouse or camping.
 Day 8 (B, L, )
Banpo / Qinlangdang
Trek 30 km along the Single Dragon River from Bapo to Qinlangdang, enjoy the grand night view of the 120m-high Moon Waterfall. Camping.
Day 9 (B, L, )
Qinlangdang / Binzhongluo
Drive along the Single Dragon River to Binzhongluo. On the way, you will see several suspending bridges, and several Dulong villages. Stay in a local guesthouse or camping.
Day 10 (B, L, )
Binzhongluo / Deqen
Drive to Deqen, free time to discover the town for the rest of the day.
 Day 11 (B, L, )
Deqen / Meili Snow Mountain / Deqen
Drive for 3 hours (67 km) to Mt. Meili, stop at Feilai Temple. Arrive at Mingyong Village for lunch.
After lunch, ride horse for 8 km to Mingyong Ice Glacier which is under the foot of Mt Kawakarpo, arrive at Taizi Temple where is 4759 m altitude.
Ride back to the village and drive to Shenping Town, Deqen.
Day 12 (B, L, )
Deqen / Zhongdian
Drive to Zhongdian, enjoy tremendous view of mountains, lakes and forest.
Day 13 (B, L, )
Zhongdian 
Join in a daily morning class at the Songzanlin Monastery which was built 300 years ago under the instruction of the 5th Dalai Lama, now there are still 800 monks and 3 living buddhas inside.
Later today, you will visit a local Tibean Family.
Day 14 (B, L, )
Zhongdian / Luoji / Hongxing
After breakfast, drive to the east for 4 hours to Luoji, a big Tibetan village, after lunch, start the trekking tour with horses. Today, you will trek about 10 km from Luoji to Hongxing, another Tibetan village, following the Niru river valley path. The trekking will take about 5 hours.
Day 15 (B, L )
Hongxing / Niru
Continue trekking from Hongxing to Niru, another Tibetan village, following the Niru river valley path. The trekking distance is 9 km and it will take about 4 hours. Have a late lunch in Niru upon arriving. In the afternoon, visit the Niru village elementary school, after dinner, have a bon-fire party with the Tibetan villagers and the students. Stay in local villager's house or camping.
 Day 16 (B, L)
Niru / Shudu Lake
Trekking about 12 km from Niru to Shudu Lake, it will take about 6 hours, have picnic lunch on the way. Set up Camp by the lake. Enjoy a bon-fire party at night. Camping.
Shudu lake, at an altitude of 3,266 meters above sea level, is located 8 kilometers northwest of the county seat of Zhongdian. It has the largest grassland in Zhongdian, surrounded by mountains on three sides.
Day 17 (B, L,D )
Shudu Lake / Baishui Terrace
Zhongdian / Tiger Leaping Gorge / Middle Gorge
Drive from Shudu Lake to the Natural Bridge Hot Spring to have a good bath, drive 3 hours to Drive to Tiger Leaping Gorge, stops at Baishui Terrace.
Baishui Terrace: At the foot of the Haba Snow Mountain is the mysterious White Field, also called Baishuitai, birthplace of the Naxi ethnic minority Dongba Culture.
 Day 18 (B, L, )
Tiger Leaping Gorge / Lijiang
The toal hiking journey today is 18 km.
In the early morning, 1 hour walking down the steep cliff to the bank of Jinsha River, worship the dangerours shoal of "Starriness", it is the most narrow part of the gorge, where a tiger can easily jump over the Jinsha River.
1 more hour to climb up the gorge, have a tea break after the exciting voyage. Continue your trekking through trails for 2 km (about 1 hour) to a small ferry, cross the river by boat, climb up the cliff and see the beautiful Daju Town. Enjoy a local lunch in the village, and drive to Lijiang.
We will stop at Yak Meadow where a cable car visit to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is available.
Day 19 (B, L, )
Lijiang
 Visit the old town of Lijiang, escorted tour to Square Street, Mu Prince Mansion in the morning. Drive to Lashi Lake to visit Naxi Village in the afternoon, take a canoe ride on the lake.
The Lijiang ancient town of Dayan: The town was built in the late song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997. .
Day 20 (B, L )
Lijiang / Dali
Visit Yuhu Village, a village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where Mr Joseph Rock, a famous Russian Scientist lived for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, enjoy hundreds of photoes and articles of the culture in this area.
Drive to Dali, drive to Xizhou, visit the typical living house of Bai Minority. enjoy the tea ceremony of Bai Ethnic, continue to drive to Dali.
Xizhou House: live Bai minority people. You will see the their typical traditions, dresses there.
Day 21 (B, L, )
 Dali / Kunming
Morning visit of a small Catholic church in old town of Dali, Visit Three Pagodas, and the old town, the Ancient Wall Gate, have dinnier at an old traditional restaurant called "Plum Well". More details of Dali...
Three Pagodas:are located northwest of Dali at the foot Cangshan Mountains. With Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).
Later today you will fly to Kunming.
Day 22 (B, L, )
Kunming / Jianshui
Drive to Jianshui, visit Zhu Family Garden, Confucious Temple.
The Private Garden of the Zhu Family lies in Jianshui Street, Jianshui county, has a total area of 20,000 square meters and a floor space of 5,000 square meters , This grand complex is a typical local residence with distinctive features .As it was built by Zhu Chaoying and his brother in the late Qing Dynasty.
Day 23 (B, L, )
Jianshui / Yuanyang
Drive to Yuanyang. Visit Mouth of Tiger Rice Terrace.
 Rice terrace system is developed in mountainous landscape within which rice is cultivated, and it involves the development of specific water management and cultivation practices that produce specific beneficial outcomes. The ponding technique used in terrace system has allowed cultivation even on steep slopes, and it helps to prevent soil erosion and landslides.
Ponding technique also has a higher capacity for flood control: peak flows during heavy rains are reduced because the field bunds have a high water storage capacity. The layer of water due to ponding in rice cultivation minimizes weed growth and thus also the need for herbicides and manual weed control. The permanent presence of water on the field also generates percolation of water and groundwater recharge, which is often beneficial for other types of water use.
Day 24 (B, L, )
Yuanyang
Qingkou, Bada and Duoyishu Mountain Village of Hani People. Related Links...
Day 25 (B, L, )
Yuanyang / Kunming
Drive 7 hours to Kunming. Free time in the rest of the day.
Day 26 (B, L, )
Kunming / Depart
Free time till transfer to Kunming ariport for return flight to next destination. Check the flight available to Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
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Notice: The raining season in Zhongdian, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Lujiang and Lijiang is from late May to early September, roads might be block by mountain slide and falling rocks. The best traveling time for our trekking tour is from October to April.
In case of bad weather condition or road difficulties, the original itinerary which has been confirmed by us might has to be changed accordingly by our local tour guide, or even the whole trip could be cancelled eventually. Please trust the judgement of our expienced tour guide, they are the expert and have escored trekking trips for years.
Hotel accommodation inclusive in the above package:
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City |
Deluxe Class
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Comfortable Class
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| Stone Forest |
Tianqi Ashima Hotel (3 star) |
Tianqi Ashima Hotel (3 star) |
| Liuku |
Liuku Hotel (2 star) |
Local village |
| Gongshan |
Gongshan Hotel (1 star) |
Local village |
| Qiqi, Dadongfang, Sandui, Baopo, Binzhongluo |
Local Guest House |
Camping |
| Zhongdian |
Holy Palace Hotel, Zhongdian (4star) |
Songtsam Hotel, Zhongdian (3star) |
| Deqen, Hongxing, Niru, Baishuitai |
Local Guest House |
Camping |
| Tiger Leaping Gorge |
Tina Inn |
Tina Inn |
| Lijiang |
Jiannanchun Hotel, Lijiang (4star) |
Sanhe Hotel,Lijiang (3star) |
| Dali |
Lanscape hotel (3star) |
Tibetan Lodge (2star) |
| Kunming |
Kunming Hotel 4 star |
Camellia Hotel 3 star |
| Jianshui |
Jianshui Hotel |
Family Inn |
| Yuanyang |
Family Inn |
Farm House | |
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